InZinc Adjusts West Desert Option Agreement
InZinc Adjusts West Desert Option Agreement
- Payment Terms Unchanged
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 27, 2021) -
InZinc Mining Ltd. (TSXV: IZN)
("InZinc" or the "Company") announces it has agreed to a further revision (the "Second Amendment
Agreement") of the West Desert option agreement (the "Original Agreement"), as amended on
September 25, 2021 for the acceleration of the payments and earn-in terms (the "First Amendment
Agreement", see News Release 2021-11) with American West Metals Limited ("American West"), a
private Australian company. This revision does not affect the amount of cash or shares due to InZinc or
the timing of such payments. An amendment to the total number of shares issued by American West in
its IPO is the only revision to the Agreement and all other terms remain in full force and effect.
Under the terms of the Original Agreement, as modified by the First Amendment Agreement:
If, on or before June 1, 2022 (or such later date as the parties may agree to in writing), American West
does not receive applications pursuant to the IPO for the issue of
not less than 85,000,000 shares of
American West
at an issue price of AUD$0.20 per share for minimum proceeds of AUD$17,000,000;
or ASX conditional approval to admit its securities to the official list of the ASX, the Amendment
Agreement will be of no force and effect and the terms of the Original Agreement will be restored,
including payment by American West to the Company of CDN$1,000,000 by June 1, 2022 to continue
with the terms of the Original Agreement.
Under the terms of the Second Amendment
Agreement:
If, on or before June 1, 2022 (or such later date as the parties may agree to in writing), American West
does not receive applications pursuant to the IPO for the issue of
not less than 55,000,000 shares of
American West
at an issue price of AUD$0.20 per share for minimum proceeds of AUD$11,000,000;
or ASX conditional approval to admit its securities to the official list of the ASX, the Amendment
Agreement will be of no force and effect and the terms of the Original Agreement will be restored,
including payment by American West to the Company of CDN$1,000,000 by June 1, 2022 to continue
with the terms of the Original Agreement.
The West Desert option agreement resulted or will result in payments to InZinc of:
1
.
non-refundable cash payments of
US$500,000 and US$125,000
- received.
2
.
(a)
CDN$1,000,000
in cash; (b)
US$1,225,000
in cash; and (c)
13,385,000
in shares of American
West, upon American West completing the listing of its shares on the ASX through an initial public
offering or other going public transaction (an "IPO").
American West will also accelerate the reimbursement to the Company of approximately
USD$96,577
,
being
the amount of the reclamation bond currently posted by InZinc with respect to the West Desert
Project
.
In addition, InZinc will receive 50% of the revenue from the sale of indium mined from the West Desert
project determined on a Net Smelter Return ("NSR") basis. American West will have the right to reduce
the NSR to 25% by paying InZinc US$5,000,000 in cash at any time prior to the first sale of indium from
the West Desert Project.
About American West
American West is a new Australian company with a strategy to achieve growth in shareholder wealth
through the discovery and development of major mineral deposits. American West is aiming to list its
securities on the ASX in H2 2021. American West has acquired interests in the following three polymetal
/ base metal projects in North America which it believes have the potential to generate significant
economic resource inventories and robust mining proposals:
1
.
The West Desert Project in Utah, USA;
2
.
The Storm Copper and Seal Zinc Projects in Nunavut, Canada; and
3
.
The Copper Warrior Project in Utah, USA.
For further information on American West, see
www.americanwestmetals.com
About InZinc
InZinc is focused on growth through exploration and advancement of its interest in multiple North
American base metals projects. The road-accessible Indy project (100% option), located in central
British Columbia, comprises discoveries of near surface mineralization and large untested zinc and
precious metal exploration targets along a 25-km long trend with potential for the discovery of a new
regional scale mineralized belt. The West Desert Option (100% option to American West) provides
significant cash payments and continuing leverage through ownership in American West as it funds the
advancement of the West Desert project, the Storm Copper and Copper Warrior projects in North
America.
In addition, upon exercise of the West Desert option, InZinc will receive 50% of the revenue
from the sale of indium mined from West Desert.
InZinc Mining Ltd.
"Wayne Hubert"
CEO and Director
Phone: 604.687.7211
Website:
www.inzincmining.com
For further information contact:
Joyce Musial
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Phone: 604.317.2728
Email:
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively,
"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
information includes, but are not limited to, statements that address activities, events or developments
that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as the
occurrence of the amending conditions that will give rise to the amendments in the Amending
Agreement, the Company receiving the cash payments and Consideration Shares pursuant to the
Amending Agreement, and the successful completion of American West's IPO on the ASX. Although the
Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations
will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: "believe",
"expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "design", "postulate" and similar expressions, or are
those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-
looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results, performance, or actions and
that actual results and actions may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's
Management Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the six months
ended June 30, 2021 filed with certain securities commissions in Canada and other information
released by the Company and filed with the appropriate regulatory agencies. All of the Company's
Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed via
www.sedar.com
.
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